The Life Cycles of Modern Artists: Theory, Measurement, and Implications

Art History eJournal Pub Date : 2003-03-01 DOI:10.3386/W9539
David W. Galenson
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There have been two very different life cycles for important modern artists: some, including Picasso, have made their greatest contributions early in their careers, whereas others, like C‚zanne, have produced their best work late in their lives. Art's young geniuses have worked deductively to make conceptual innovations, while its old masters have worked inductively, to innovate experimentally. These two life cycles emerge from quantitative analysis of a wide range of evidence, and recognizing the differences between them allows a new understanding of a number of issues in art history. The two life cycles are furthermore not limited to painting, for the association between deduction and early achievement, and that between induction and late creativity, also clearly appear in quantitative studies of the careers of important economists and poets. Understanding the careers of modern artists therefore leads to a deeper understanding of the life cycles of human creativity in general.
现代艺术家的生命周期:理论、测量与启示
重要的现代艺术家有两个截然不同的生命周期:一些人,包括毕加索,在他们职业生涯的早期做出了最大的贡献,而另一些人,如C、赞纳,在他们生命的后期创作了他们最好的作品。艺术的年轻天才们通过演绎进行概念创新,而艺术的老大师们则通过归纳进行实验创新。这两个生命周期是从大量证据的定量分析中出现的,认识到它们之间的差异可以让我们对艺术史上的许多问题有一个新的理解。这两种生命周期不仅限于绘画,因为演绎与早期成就之间的联系,以及归纳与后期创造力之间的联系,也清楚地出现在对重要经济学家和诗人职业生涯的定量研究中。因此,了解现代艺术家的职业生涯可以更深入地了解人类创造力的生命周期。
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